With that all said, let me say that this dictionary has definitely exceeded my expectations. The most difficult part about learning a new language is not necessarily having very little knowledge of a foreign vocabulary but rather how to actually correctly form sentences. For example, I turn to page 200 on the English half of the book and come across the entry for the word ‘night’. Whereas googling/using free translators will only yield ‘nuit’, the entry for night yields ‘nuit’ with three examples of its use in sentences, ’soir’ with two examples of its use in sentences, and ways to say in French ‘at night’, ‘to have an early night’, ‘to have a late night’, and ‘good night!’. For me, I’ve always been a person that needs a solutions manual whenever taking a math or science class because I can’t stand not knowing if my thought process is the correct one. With the numerous examples provided, this dictionary works in the same way that a solutions manual does (remember, first semester French), I’m always getting practical exposure to French, and from there I can piece together the little (but important!) differences in expressing myself in English and in French.

Is the vocabulary in this book limited? Yes. For very specific words, you probably won’t find them in here (I just looked up the word ’shingle’ right now to make a point and I was right. It’s not in there). However, if this fact really concerns you that much but you still want all of the practical examples provided in this book, I’d recommend just buying two dictionaries – one advanced one and this one here. The textbook and workbook I purchased cost me over [...] (couldn’t buy it on Amazon, agh) so what’s an extra [...]?

PS. It has a semi-hardcover. Not quite a soft-cover that bends easily like those old, yellowed Merriam-Webster Dictionaries but not quite a hard cover that’s hard to maneuver. To me the cover is perfect, and it really adds a nice flare to it.
Rating: 5 / 5